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• Shiny by GTD. on 24 Feb, 2008 01:24
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  Looks good but makes me want to polish all the alloy bits like the inlet manifold, turbo compressor housing, heat shield, injection pump, alloy head, alternator and gearbox, which I cant be arsed to do.
  
  I fancy enamelling the bits in the badge blue like this
  
• #1 by MaxHedrm on 24 Feb, 2008 12:53
• Nice. I just picked up one of those. I hope to clean it up to look near that good. Probably not polished though.
  
  Also, I don't think you need the little stamped steel strips under the nuts.
• #2 by GTD. on 24 Feb, 2008 13:31
• I've decided a polished rocker cover doesnt go with the rest of the car :? :oops:
  But I got it thot cheap I should easily see a profit
  
  
  So I'm fitting an standard g60 one as the breather on the 2.0 8v rocker cover is in the way of the intercooler pipework for the fmic I'm fitting.
  
  Just need to give it a blast off with the steam pressure washer at work and if that doesn't work I have some ally cleaning acid
• #3 by blkboostedtruck on 24 Feb, 2008 14:38
• actually guys! the best way to go with a G60 valve cover is get the 1pc. rubber gasket and stud kit! dont use the metal strips! you don't need them!
  you can use the 3 piece cork gasket? just get shouldered nuts! or use washers? or buy some fancy chrome nuts at a hardware store? thats what i did for my fully polished valve cover!
  thanks Duane
• #4 by GTD. on 24 Feb, 2008 15:06
• Yes VW sell a kit to replace the cork gasket and shouldered studs
  026 198 025 C
  comprising of
  1 Gasket 026 103 438 F
  8 M6x20 studs N 101 863 01
  4 m6x32 studs N 104 191 01
  
  works out cheaper than buying them separately.
  
  The shouldered nuts are
  N 901 752 03 and you'll need 8 of them.
• #5 by shegel on 24 Feb, 2008 21:04
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  it made a huge difference in my car. (plus now it doesnt leak oil onto the exhaust manifold) welcome to the league of extrordinary valve covers
• #6 by carrizog60 on 24 Feb, 2008 23:47
• what was the diference you say?
• #7 by Baselyne on 25 Feb, 2008 03:49
• That's just sikining.... Someone was going to sell me one of those in a deal and I turned it down because the bill was beginning to get alittle over the top for me at the time...
  
  Now im kicking myself in the ass becuase of your bay pics.
  
  Damn dude, what a nice engine to work on...
  clean as a babies.....
• #8 by shegel on 25 Feb, 2008 07:36
• Quote from: "carrizog60"

  what was the diference you say?

  i just like the way it looks and how it doesent leak anymore
• #9 by stewardc on 25 Feb, 2008 08:16
• I had mine powdercoated chrome.
  
  
• #10 by shegel on 25 Feb, 2008 10:41
• it looks like me and gtd have the g40 covers in this thread and the rest of you have the g60 covers
• #11 by fastvicar on 25 Feb, 2008 12:35
• That is a beautiful engine compartment!  I like the Cat Yellow.
• #12 by Slave2School on 25 Feb, 2008 12:56
• I think it would look sweet if you got one nickle plated
• #13 by GTD. on 25 Feb, 2008 13:29
• Can a G40 (PY) not be made to fit an AAZ
  
  
• #14 by stewardc on 25 Feb, 2008 13:33
• sigh......I wish someone made a nice cast cover to fit the AAZ. My ugly stock steel cover will be back from the powdercoater soon.